EXPERIMENT NO .

AIM: TO ANALYSE THE GIVEN SALT FOR ONE ACIDIC AND ONE BASIC RADICAL.

SALT NO.5

SN EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

1 Preliminary Investigation
Physical state : Solid
Colour: Creamish white (Cu+2 ,Co 2+,Ni2+ Fe2+, ,
Mn2+ ,Fe+2 are absent)
Odour : No characteristic odour

(A) Identification of Acidic

Radical
2. Salt solution + dil H2SO4 solution No gas is evolved Group I absent

3 Salt + Concn H2SO4 + Heat Brown Colourled gas Group II present (NO3
may be present
Confirmative test:
4 Diphenyl amine test : salt + Concn Deep blue coloured solution NO3 - - confirmed
H2SO4 + diphenyl amine

5 Ring Test : Salt + Freshly prepared Brown ring is formed at the NO3 - - confirmed
FeSO4 + Concn H2SO4 along the junction of two liquids
side of the test tube

Identification of Basic Radical:

6 Salt solution + NaOH No Smell of ammonia Zero group [NH4 + ]
absent
7 Salt Solution + dil HCl Filter the White ppt of PbCl2 is formed I group [Pb2+ may be
above ppt and boil it with water present]
and divide into parts.

Confirmative test :
8 KI test : 1st part + KI (Yellow Ppt) Pb2+ Confirmed

9 K2CrO4 Test : 2nd part + K2CrO4 Yellow ppt of PbCrO4 is formed Pb2+ Confirmed

Result : The given inorganic salt contains Acidic Radical NO32- and Basic Radical Pb2+
 Salt no. 6
AIM: TO ANALYSE THE GIVEN SALT FOR ONE ACIDIC AND ONE BASIC RADICAL.

SN EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE1

1 Preliminary Investigation:
Physical State Solid
Colour White (Cu2+, Fe2+ , Fe3+ , Ni2+,
Mn2+,Co2+absent)
Odour Ammonium smell (may be NH4 + present)

Identification of Acidic Radical:

2 Salt solution + dil H2SO4 Colourless, colourless gas with Group A anion (CO3 2- may be
brisk effervescence which turn present)
lime water milky

Confirmative test :
3 BaCl2 Test : Salt solution + BaCl2 White ppt CO3 2-Confirmed

MgSO4 Test : Salt solution + White ppt CO3 2-Confirmed

4
MgSO4

Identification of Basic Radical: Smell of NH3

5 Salt Solution + NaOH+ Heat
Zero group present NH4+ may
6 Place a red litmus on the mouth of Red litmus turns blue be present
test tube

7 Nessler’s reagent test : Salt + Reddish brown ppt. is formed NH4 confirmed.
Solution + NaOH + Nessler’s
Reagent

NaOH test : Salt Solution + NaOH + Smell of NH3 Dense white fumes NH4 confirmed.
8
Heat. Bring a glass rod dipped in of NH4Cl are formed.
conc. HCl
Result : The given inorganic salt contains following Acidic Radical : CO3 2- Basic Radical : NH4 +
 SALT NO . 7

Aim : To analyze the given inorganic salt for acidic and basic radical.

SN EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

1 Preliminary Investigation:

Physical state solid

white (Cu2+, Fe+2, Fe+3,Ni+2, Mn+2 ,
Colour CO+2 are absent)
Odour No characteristic adour

(NH4 + , CH COO ,S )absent

2 Solubility: A little of the salt is Soluble

shaken with water

IDENTIFICATION OF ACID RADICALS

3 Salt solution + dil H2SO4 No gas is evolved Group A absent

Reddish orange vapours which

Salt + Conc H2SO4 + Heat turns starch paper yellow Group B anion (Br– may be)
4
5 Confirmative test: Yellow ppt. Br– confirmed
AgNO3 Test : Salt Solution +AgNO3

6 Dissolve ppt. in NH4OH Ppt. remains partially soluble

7 MnO2 Test : Salt Solution + MnO2 t Orange red vapour of Br2 Br– confirmed
+ Conc. H2SO4+ Heat

8 Identification of Basic Radical: No smell of NH3 Zero Group, NH4 + absent

Salt solution + NaOH + heat
No white Ppt Group I (Pb2+ absent)
Salt solution + dil . HCl
9
No ppt. Group II (Cu2+ , As+3, Cd+2 , Pb+2
10 To the above solution pass H2S gas absent )
No ppt.
Boil above solution to remove H2S Group III [Fe2+, Fe3+,Al3+ absent
and add NH4Cl (s) + NH4OH in
11
exess.
No ppt Group IV [Zn2+ , Co+2, Ni+2 ,
To above test tube pass H2S gas Mn+2 absent]
12
13 Remove H2S gas by boiling. Add White ppt V group (Ca2+, Ba2+, Sr2+may be
[NH4]2 CO3 to it. present)

14 Confirmative test:
Potassium chromate test : 1 st part Yellow ppt Ba2+ confirmed
+ K2CrO4
15 Flame test : Perform flame test Apple green flame Ba2+ confirmed
with salt.

Result : The given inorganic salt contains. Acidic Radical  Br – and Basic Radical Ba 2+

Salt no. 8
Aim : To analyze the given inorganic salt for one acidic and one basic radical.

Sn EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

1 Preliminary Investigation
Physical state
Solid

A Colour (Cu2+, Fe+2, Fe+3,Ni+2, Mn+2 ,

White
Co +2 are absent)
No characteristic adour
B Odour ( NH4 +,S2- ,CH COO -absent )

C Solubility.
: Soluble in water
: (Ca ,Sr ,Ba ,Pb ,Cu ,Zn absent )
No characteristic flame
Flame Test
d
Identification of Acidic Radical Group A CO S SO NO CH COO
No gas is evolved
Salt solution + dil H2SO4 + heat absent
Colourless, odourless, mixture
Salt + Concn H2SO4 + Heat
of gas which turns time water Group B C O ,may be present)
milky & burns on the mouth
of test tube water with blue
flame
Confirmative test :
2-
C2O4 confirmed
White ppt. of calcium oxalate
Calcium Chloride Test : Salt Solution +
is formed
CaCl2
 KMnO4 Test : Above ppt + dil H2SO4+ Pink colour of KMnO4 is C2O42- Confirmed
Heat Add very dil solution of KMnO4 discharged with evolution of
CO2 gas.

Identification of Basic Radical:

Salt solution + NaOH + heat Smell of NH3 Zero Group, NH4 + present)

Place red litmus paper on mouth to test Red litmus turns blue
tube

To above solution, bring on glass rod White dense of NH4Cl are NH4 + confirmed
dipped in conc. HCl near mouth of test formed
tube.

Nessler’s Test : Solution + NaOH + Reddish brown ppt is formed NH4 + confirmed
Nessler’s reagent

Result : The given inorganic salt contains. Acidic Radical - C2O42- and Basic Radical NH4 +